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Benchley - Or Else! by Robert Benchley - First Edition Hardback 1948

Really amusing, and his work has been described as 'pure humour, the higher art of nonsense with quite exceptional power for tricks of word and phrase. Highly entertaining with delightful drawings by Gluyas Williams, throughout the delightful text.

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Condition	well preserved, with natural age wear
Condition	Good
Personalised	No
Character	Benchley
Book Title	Benchley - Or Else!
Signed	No
Book Series	Benchley Articles
Ex Libris	No
Narrative Type	Non-Fiction
Publisher	Dennis Dobson Limited
Original Language	English
Intended Audience	Adults
Inscribed	No
Edition	First Edition
Vintage	No
Publication Year	1948
Type	Almanac
Format	Hardcover
Language	English
Illustrator	Gluyas Williams
Author	Robert Benchley
Features	Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre	Humour
Topic	Books
Country/Region of Manufacture	United Kingdom
Personalise	No

First Edition 1948. Burgundy cloth hardback with gilt print bands and lettering to spine. Some natural age foxing to pages but spine is robust and tightly bound. Illustrated dust jacket has slight edge wear and a few nicks, but unclipped and fully intact. 261 age marked pages but clear for reading. A well preserved edition with no marks of ownership.The author, Robert Benchley, here presents his second collection of 'Benchley Articles' with a wonderfully mixed collection of short stories. Really amusing, and his work has been described as 'pure humour, the higher art of nonsense with quite exceptional power for tricks of word and phrase. Highly entertaining with delightful drawings by Gluyas Williams, throughout the delightful text.An absolutely splendid and rare survivor of the era, and priced to reflect natural age wear.